Woman, 18, and man, 20, are rushed to hospital after being stabbed in street attack 

Two people have been rushed to hospital following a stabbing in a street attack in North London on Wednesday night. 

A man in his 20s and a woman, 18, are being treated for non life-threatening stab wounds following an attack in Nightingale Lane, Hornsey.

Police were called to the scene just before 6.30pm along with air ambulance crews and paramedics from the capital’s ambulance service. 

The Metropolitan Police has launched inquiries into the stabbing, and no arrests have been made yet. 

Police were called to the scene Nightingale Lane, Hornsey just before 6.30pm along with air ambulance crews

A cordon was put in place as forensic teams began working at the scene, as residents reported seeing a large police presence in the area

A cordon was put in place as forensic teams began working at the scene, as residents reported seeing a large police presence in the area. 

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police told MailOnline: ‘Police were called at 18:27hrs on Wednesday, 4 January to reports of a stabbing in Nightingale Lane, Hornsey.

‘Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.

The Metropolitan Police has launched inquiries into the stabbing, and no arrests have been made yet

‘Two people, an 18-year-old woman and a man aged in his 20s, were found with stab injuries and taken to hospital. Their conditions were assessed as not life-threatening.

‘Enquiries are ongoing to establish what happened. No arrests have been made.’

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘We were called yesterday (4 January) at 6.24pm to reports of an incident on Nightingale Lane, Hornsey.

‘We sent a number of resources to the scene, including an incident response officer, two ambulance crews, and a medic in a fast response car. We also dispatched London’s Air Ambulance.

‘We treated two people at the scene. We took one of them to hospital and one to a major trauma centre as a priority.’ 

Anyone with information that could help with the investigation is asked to call 101 quoting CAD 5579/04Jan. 

Anonymous reports can be made to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.